Helps participants feel comfortable in the water and enjoy water safely. 

• Enter and exit water using ladder, steps, or side 
• Blowing bubbles through mouth and nose 
• Submerging mouth, nose, and eyes 
• Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged object 
• Front glide and recover to a vertical position 
• Back float and recover to a vertical position 
• Back glide 

Builds up on the skills learned in PSA 1 and gives participants success with fundamental skills, such as floating and basic locomotion. 

• Treading with arm and hand actions 
• Alternating and simultaneous leg/arm actions on front and back 
• Combing arm and leg actions on front and back 
• Staying safe around aquatic environment 
• Recognizing the lifeguards 
• How to call for help
• Enter water by stepping in 
• Exit water using ladder, steps, or side 

Builds up on the skills learned in PSA 2 and gives participants success with continued development of fundamental skills, such as floating and basic locomotion. 

• Bobbing 
• Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects 
• Front and back floats and glides 
• Recover from a front and back float or glide to a vertical position 
• Roll from front to back and back to front 
• Tread water using arm and leg actions 
• Combined arm and leg actions on front and back 
• Finning arm action on back 
• Staying safe around aquatic environments 
• Recognizing the lifeguards